February 26, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Land next to school site contaminated

Dieldrin, lead, aluminum, arsenic among contaminants

Two landfills on a 45-acre Breza Road parcel in Upper Freehold may pose problems for either of the two uses proposed for the property. More...

Millstone father now a March of Dimes leader

MILLSTONE — When therapies researched and funded by the March of Dimes saved his premature daughter's life, Matthew Siegel vowed to repay his debt to the organization. More...

State kicks COAH plan back to Millstone Twp.

Twp. to correct omissions, resubmit in March

MILLSTONE — In response to a question by an Indian Point resident, Mayor Nancy Grbelja gave an update on the township's Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) situation at the Feb. 18 Township Committee meeting. More...

A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial)

Fitness, fun, family time—youth sports can be wonderful. But like every intensive endeavor, these activities require proper care and preparation. More...

Longtime Horse Park, 4-H advocate dies

UPPER FREEHOLD — Mary Kossatz, who was well known in the community for her commitment to youths and agriculture, died Feb. 17. More...

Area residents all heart for hooves

Feb. 14 benefit raises over $6K for horse rescue group

MILLSTONE — On Valentine's Day, one local horse organization showed love for another when the Horsemen's Association of Millstone Township threw a benefit event for Helping Hearts Equine Rescue at the Clarksburg Inn. More...

Grants fund apprenticeships to help keep folk arts alive

Grants to fund apprenticeships in traditional folk arts are available from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Guidelines and applications for the arts council's Fiscal Year 2010 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program are currently available. More...

Screenings with the stars

Imagine going to the movie theater and seeing a festival-winning film before public release and then meeting its creators when the lights come up. More...

Letters

Teachers union has unrealistic demands

The Millstone Township schools' union is demanding a new three-year contract with annual salary increases of 6 percent and fully paid health care, prescriptions and dental care benefits. More...

Health care reform could end recession

Only in Washington would anyone think that problems facing our health care system are separate from the current economic crisis. More...

Millstone Scouts do their part; others should too

Iam writing in response to Michele Kanatous' letter, "Roadsides should remain free of trash, debris," which appeared in the Feb. 19 issue of the Examiner. I am a Girl Scout leader here in Millstone Township. More...

Columns

An auto fix so simple even a caveman could do it

As an admitted American car nut, I've watched with horror, disbelief and profound sadness the parade of auto executives coming before Congress with their hands out in recent weeks. More...

Schools

Special education costs evaluated in Millstone

Afather would like to see the Millstone Township School District keep more special needs students inhouse rather than send them out of district. More...

Kids swarm to school for Saturday math test

MILLSTONE — Area kids love math. More than 150 children in grades 2-8 went to school on a Saturday to take a math test when the Millstone Township Middle School hosted the Mathkinz.com math competition Jan. 31. More...

BOE reviews various tax impact scenarios

Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education members are leaning towards proposing a little less than a 4 percent tax levy increase for the 2009-10 budget. More...

Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Salvatore Scalabrino, 11, tries his hand at the "Kiddie Hi Striker" game during the Millstone Township PTO carnival at the Millstone Township Primary School Feb. 19. More photos, page 3. More...

Millstone votes down fire budget

Larry Cier and Donna Penn elected as commissioners

The majority of the 278 residents who voted at the firehouse Feb. 21 turned Millstone Township fire district's proposed budget down. More...

Circus coming to Millstone Township

MPAC seeking larger audiences for shows

Acircus act that is small on performers but big on laughs is coming to the Millstone Performing Arts Center March 29. More...

Seven arrested, charged with local burglaries

MILLSTONE — The New Jersey State Police have arrested seven people, including Millstone residents, for allegedly burglarizing area homes. State Police Sgt. More...

Allentown Redbirds flying for a cure

ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Allentown's Valerie Nebbia chooses which prize she wants to win in a basket auction during the Susan G. More...

County plan for solid waste, recycling ready for update

Apublic hearing on Monmouth County's amendment to its Solid Waste Management Plan will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the freeholders' meeting room on the second floor of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Freehold. More...

Environmentalists target proposed LNG facilities

If three proposals on the drawing board win approval, there will be port storage and regasification (conversion of liquid back to gas) facilities for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) offshore from the New Jersey coastline. More...

Michael's Feat spring gala set for March 20

Michael's Feat, a local nonprofit organization, will host its Black Tie Spring Gala at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, on March 20. The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. More...

Bulletin Board

Registration for kindergarten to start

The Millstone Township School District will hold kindergarten and preschool registration for the 2009-2010 school year 5-7 p.m. March 2 and 4-6 p.m. March 4. More...

Perrineville Jewish Center to host author

The Perrineville Jewish Center, 855 Perrineville Road, Millstone, will host a brunch and presentation by Dr. Vera Goodkin, author of the memoir "In Sunshine and in Shadow: We Remember Them" at 10:30 a.m. March 15. More...

Women's group planning gift auction

The Women's Association of Allentown is planning for its 2009 gift auction, to be held April 18. The afghan fundraiser, in this year's navy blue, is ongoing. For more information on either project, call 609-259-2044. More...

Opinion

Drinking age debate important to future of young lives

Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further More...

Obituaries

Moo Bing Eng

86, of Millstone

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Alice M. Huff

Mrs. Huff, 85, of Forksville, Pa., died Feb. 13, 2009, at Darway Nursing Home. She had been a teacher at several schools in the New Jersey school systems, including the Upper Freehold Township School. Mrs. More...

Mary Alice Finley

Mrs. Finley, 76, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 4, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., she was a unit secretary at CentraState Medical Center for 18 years before her retirement in 2000. More...

Sports

AHS girls got game

CHRIS KELLY staff Top photo: Allentown's Bea Pesciotta (No. 55) drives to the hoop against New Egypt's Courtney Natalicchio (No. 5) during a home game at Allentown High School on Feb. 21. Bottom photo: Allentown's Haley Wilhelm (No. More...